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The Walking Dead suffers lowest midseason premiere rating in the show’s history

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Despite the much-publicised departure of one of the show’s original stars, The Walking Dead’s season 8 midseason premiere couldn’t halt the zombie drama’s ratings decline, with ‘Honor’ drawing the lowest midseason premiere numbers in the show’s history. Variety reports that the episode pulled in a 3.6 rating in the key 18-49 demo, with 8.3 million […]

The Walking Dead showrunner says the season 8 finale is “almost too big” for audiences

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The Walking Dead returned from its midseason break last night as the second half of season eight got underway, with the zombie drama now moving full steam ahead towards the climax of the ‘All Out War’ story arc. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Scott M. Gimple has teased the season 8 finale, describing it as […]

The Walking Dead showrunner has described Carl’s death as “nuclear”

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Scott Gimple, the executive producer and showrunner for The Walking Dead, has described the show’s latest big death as being “nuclear”. The Walking Dead has seen plenty of familiar faces come and go over the seasons but that hasn’t stopped fans from being saddened by the demise of Carl Grimes, who has been with the show […]

Lauren Cohan joins ABC pilot Whiskey Cavalier, Walking Dead future uncertain

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A few weeks ago it was reported that Lauren Cohan had turned down a new contract offer from AMC to extend her stay as Maggie on The Walking Dead, and was instead fielding offers for pilots for the new TV season. Although a later report claimed that talks with AMC had resumed, Variety is reporting […]

Carl featured in promo images for The Walking Dead season 8 midseason premiere

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With just five days to go until The Walking Dead returns, AMC has released a batch of promo images for its midseason premiere which sees Carl (Chandler Riggs) living out his last days after the midseason finale’s devastating reveal; take a look below… SEE ALSO: The Walking Dead to feature “fully nude” zombie SEE ALSO: Go behind-the-scenes […]

UPDATE: Lauren Cohan reportedly rejects new Walking Dead contract and is fielding pilot offers

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UPDATE: It is now being reported by TV Line that Lauren Cohan is now once again in active negotiations with AMC for renew her contract for season nine and beyond, and has made no indication that she plans on leaving the show. If rumours are to be believed, The Walking Dead may be about to […]

Go behind-the-scenes of The Walking Dead season 8B with new featurette

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With exactly two weeks to go until the return of The Walking Dead, AMC has released a behind the scenes featurette which includes interviews with cast members Andrew Lincoln (Rick) and Lennie James (Morgan), and executive producers Greg Nicotero, Denise Huth, and Tom Luse and gives us a look at whats ahead in season 8B; watch […]

The Walking Dead 15th anniversary variant covers revealed

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As Image Comics and SKybound Entertainment continues its 15th anniversary celebrations of The Walking Dead, we’ve got a look at three new Bill Sienkiewicz variant covers for issues #177, #178 and #179 featuring The Governor, Andrea and Carl; check them out here… The Walking Dead #177 goes on sale on March 7th, with #178 following […]

AMC renews The Walking Dead for season 9 with new showrunner

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AMC has announced that it has renewed The Walking Dead for a ninth season, and the hit zombie drama will once again be welcoming a new showrunner, with long time TWD writer Angela Kang set to replace Scott M. Gimple. Unlike previous showrunners Frank Darabont and Glen Mazzara, Gimple has not been axed, but is […]